October in the South...

Well its midway through the month, we have started the fall habit of sweatshirts and flipflops...we are truly southern now!Last night we parked people in our race shop lot for the 600 Race.,attendance was half of what last years fall NASCAR race was here in Charlotte. But I was glad to make some money to put back, normally I use parking money to fatten up on extra fun items, but this time I bulked up on accounts, like the kids lunch money, shoes, advertising for my business and prepaid one of my bills for November.I am just about as scared as everyone else with regards to this upcoming election...I dont recall an elelction that hasnt involved a Bush or a Clinton, my politics in years have been laxed to say theleast, I vaguley remember the Reagan or even much of the Jimmy Carter years. Now that I am at midlife., I have 40+ years of worrying/retirement/college/savings/and worry about the kid's future,and what this government will do to their choices and lifestyles.On the lighter side, and green $$ - My dh's last two commercials have been airing regularly, I saw the commercial where (laughingaloud is ok ) he is a man of color driving a semi with a casserole dish on it for the T-Mobile coming to your home town ad....very funny, but politically they (the union) had to have a man of color driving throughsmall town America waving as he hauls this big a** semi through the old historic town (no walmarts/cvs/walgreens/strabucks corners) very southern old timey...then his new Sprint commerical for the live NASCAR broadcast was on, about 1015p, might have been earlier in the race, but thats when I finally got to pay attention....the grocery clerk is in a grocery store stocking shelves...and turns on his cellphone to catch the race...that is real cars, real drivers, and real groceries coming off the shelves, Sheldon is the driver of the blue car, Steve K his buddy and instructor is the guy doing the donuts, in the refridgerated section....so that was really exciting to see...and that will go into savings as well.I know now how much (and we dont count on it, its bonus - like winning the Publishers Clearing House, or getting a really goodscratch off ticket now and then ) people make as stunt drivers, and extras in the commercial/film industry and it about makes me sick...Sheldon is paid like number 8 out of number 10 on a list of 1-10...can you imagine what actors/teenagers/and voice people make that are numbered 1 or 4 on the list? Its flippin unreal, sign me up anyday, as you can tell I will talk till I have no voice, smile whileI use extra soft soapy bubble bath, or scoop the poop when walking my dog to get that little bonus check every few weeks!!!